The Miles Davis Companion: Four Decades of CommentaryThe Miles Davis Companion profiles the life and career of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. From '50s "cool" jazz to '70s jazz-rock fusion to '90s hip-hop, Davis was an innovative musician who always created new sounds and styles. Throughout his career, Davis attacked stereo-types and refused to kowtow to the musical (or popular) press. The Companion draws on profiles, interviews, liner notes, and original reviews of recordings to give a full picture of his work. It also includes essays on the impact of Davis's life and music, his controversial stance toward women and other musicians, and his transformation from jazz musician to cultural icon. |
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Sure , you expect people to be quiet and listen , but if they don't , they don't . You play the same , quiet or no quiet . Miles never asks an audience to be quiet , as I've heard some jazz musicians do . In fact he never talks to the ...
Sure , you expect people to be quiet and listen , but if they don't , they don't . You play the same , quiet or no quiet . Miles never asks an audience to be quiet , as I've heard some jazz musicians do . In fact he never talks to the ...
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I don't like nightclubs anyway . I don't want to work a nightclub anymore . ” ( That's Miles's way of turning down a gig — asking for an impossible amount of money . ) “ What's the matter with nightclubs ? You've worked in ' em all your ...
I don't like nightclubs anyway . I don't want to work a nightclub anymore . ” ( That's Miles's way of turning down a gig — asking for an impossible amount of money . ) “ What's the matter with nightclubs ? You've worked in ' em all your ...
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So how you going to talk business like that ? He tries to use slang and be hip , and : “ I don't have no bread , man . ” I said : “ If you don't have no bread , get somebody else , ' cause I'm leaving . " So I left .
So how you going to talk business like that ? He tries to use slang and be hip , and : “ I don't have no bread , man . ” I said : “ If you don't have no bread , get somebody else , ' cause I'm leaving . " So I left .
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